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Which of the following is NOT a contributor to crime according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a contributor to crime according to the text?
- Psychological factors
- Environmental factors
- Biological factors
- Societal factors (correct)
What does the text say about the causes of serious crime?
What does the text say about the causes of serious crime?
- There are well-supported explanations for how repeated, violent criminality develops (correct)
- There is a lack of a convincing theory of crime
- Serious criminality is caused by a single variable
- The causes of serious crime are unknown
What is the implication of the diversity of serious criminality?
What is the implication of the diversity of serious criminality?
- Serious criminality is caused by a single variable
- Individuals travel several causal pathways to different brands of criminality (correct)
- There is no relationship between different types of criminality
- Serious criminality is predictable and preventable
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a biological risk factor for criminal behavior?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a biological risk factor for criminal behavior?
What is the relationship between causal factors and criminality according to the text?
What is the relationship between causal factors and criminality according to the text?
According to the text, what are the chances of repeated offending increased by?
According to the text, what are the chances of repeated offending increased by?
What does the text say about the integration of various factors in understanding crime?
What does the text say about the integration of various factors in understanding crime?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an early indicator of a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an early indicator of a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder?
According to the text, aggressive boys who turn into men are more likely to do which of the following?
According to the text, aggressive boys who turn into men are more likely to do which of the following?
At what age does aggression begin to crystallize according to the text?
At what age does aggression begin to crystallize according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor that promotes criminality according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor that promotes criminality according to the text?
According to the text, what is one possible mechanism by which substance abuse leads to more crime?
According to the text, what is one possible mechanism by which substance abuse leads to more crime?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential consequence of school failure according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential consequence of school failure according to the text?
According to the text, what is one possible effect of exposure to TV violence on children?
According to the text, what is one possible effect of exposure to TV violence on children?
Which of the following is NOT a maintenance factor for violent offending, according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a maintenance factor for violent offending, according to the text?
According to the text, what is a key implication of the integrative model of crime prevention?
According to the text, what is a key implication of the integrative model of crime prevention?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a pathway to deviance that must be blocked early, according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a pathway to deviance that must be blocked early, according to the text?
According to the text, what is one reason why early conduct and academic problems are strongly related to later substance abuse?
According to the text, what is one reason why early conduct and academic problems are strongly related to later substance abuse?
According to the text, what tends to compound the reinforcing potential of antisocial conduct?
According to the text, what tends to compound the reinforcing potential of antisocial conduct?
According to the text, what are the long-term risks of apprehension and punishment for offenders?
According to the text, what are the long-term risks of apprehension and punishment for offenders?
According to the text, what happens to associations with aggressive peers as repeat offenders experience arrests and incarcerations?
According to the text, what happens to associations with aggressive peers as repeat offenders experience arrests and incarcerations?
According to the text, what is one factor that can contribute to violent offending becoming an entrenched way of life?
According to the text, what is one factor that can contribute to violent offending becoming an entrenched way of life?
According to the text, what is one factor that can contribute to violent offending becoming an entrenched way of life?
According to the text, what is one factor that can contribute to violent offending becoming an entrenched way of life?
Which of the following psychological factors may accompany biological risks or convey their own independent vulnerability to crime?
Which of the following psychological factors may accompany biological risks or convey their own independent vulnerability to crime?
What are some characteristics of crime-causing environments mentioned in the passage?
What are some characteristics of crime-causing environments mentioned in the passage?
What factors may forge the links between biological factors and aggression, according to the passage?
What factors may forge the links between biological factors and aggression, according to the passage?
What are some early indicators of aggressiveness in preschool and elementary school children mentioned in the passage?
What are some early indicators of aggressiveness in preschool and elementary school children mentioned in the passage?
What are some major long-term adjustment problems that youth identified as at risk in childhood may experience?
What are some major long-term adjustment problems that youth identified as at risk in childhood may experience?
According to the passage, what is the relationship between aggressive children and aggressive adults?
According to the passage, what is the relationship between aggressive children and aggressive adults?
According to the passage, what are the two subtypes of adolescent offenders suggested by one model?
According to the passage, what are the two subtypes of adolescent offenders suggested by one model?
